Public Employees - As enacted, increases the compensation from $25,000 to a $250,000 annuity payable in five annual installments of $50,000, paid to the estate of a firefighter, volunteer rescue squad worker, or law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty; revises related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2017 · House May 9, 2017
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
May 9, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
25
Committee
24
Amendments
1
May 25, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/9/2017
lower
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0536)
upper
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0290)
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
May 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
May 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
lower
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
lower
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
May 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
upper
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to Local Calendar
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/19/2017
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/4/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
upper
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janice Bowling
RRepublican
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